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Is x3 + x5 = x8?
True or False. EXPLAIN your answer.

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It is false that x3 + x5 = x8.
In these cases, you don't add the exponents to get the final number. That is the case with multiplication. So, if it said x3 * x5, then the correct result would be x8. But since it is addition, it is not correct.
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